Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated stands out to me mainly because of it's rich history and the influential members that have made positive impacts on my life.
I will be honest, I have not researched Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated nor Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated in great depth, or, atleast not in the way that I have researched Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. I think of the latter two as trailblazers, which brings me to why DST's history stands out to me.
The fact that twenty-two women were bold enough to speak up and step out of an organization that they did not feel in their hearts and were determined to create an organization that focused on their goals and the change that they wanted to see in their communities shows that from the start, the members of DST were about their business. They can honestly say that they were founded with the intention of being active in their communities and promoting change in America, as evidenced by their first big display of activism, which was their participation in the Women's Suffrage March in 1913 (just two months after their founding), where they were subjected to racism from all directions.
I have had many Delta's as teachers, mentors, family friends, etc, but one in particular really stands out to me. My dance teacher, who opened one of the first predominately African American dance studios in Atlanta, Georgia, is a financially active member of DST. She is so influential to me because of the impact that she makes on her students and her community through dance instruction. She has opened the doors to so many of my peers to experience things that we may have never had the chance to experience. From a first hand point of view, I was given a scholarship to travel to Los Angeles, California to study with some of the best of the best this past summer along with traveling all over the U.S. throughout my 15 years of dancing at her studio. Some others have gone on to dance professionally with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Alvin Ailey, Julliiard etc. She is a very dedicated, hard-working woman and posses all of the qualities that I think of when I think Delta.
I know I should not base my decision/interest off of one woman but I was only trying to give an example of one influential Delta in my life.
On a personal level, I feel that Delta is in my heart. I am most interested in the Community Service. I love that the five point thrust is so well rounded. As a college educated woman, it is my duty to give back to those who may not have the same privelleges that I have and to teach and encourage them to do things that could not only help themselves but their community aswell (i.e. registering to vote and actually voting).
Delta would also be a home away from home for me, as I am an out of state undergraduate student. I would, obviously, gain a number of sisters/sorors that I know that I can always call on and be there to support them as well.
I could ramble on forever.... haha
*prays for In Search of Sisterhood to hurry up and get here*
